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8th grader who wants to help Syrian refugees is Crist’s guest for president’s speech
Many Democratic members of Congress are inviting immigrants as their guests to watch President Trump’s speech Tuesday night; St. Petersburg’s Charlie Crist is inviting a local 8th grader who wants to help Syrian refugees relocate...
Are Better US-Iran Relations Possible?
2 7 17 Good morning, welcome to WMNF’s Radioactivity. I’m Rob Lorei. Today —we get the perspective of an American professor who has spent forty years traveling to Iran. President Trump has had some tough...
What Do Mainstream Faiths Think Of President Trump’s Ban on Refugees from Seven Countries?
WMNF’s MidPoint with Rob Lorei February 1, 2017 President Donald Trump has banned the entry of Syrian refugees into the US until further notice. He has also halted the issuing of visas to the nationals...
New York Times Reporter talks Russian Support for Far Right Movements in Europe
By Rob Lorei Today on WMNF’s Radioactivity Rob Lorei talked with New York Times reporter Andrew Huggins about his front page story from this past Sunday which looks at Russian support for right wing and neo-nazi...
“It’s obvious” Russia interfered in U.S. election: Castor
The Washington Post is reporting that the Obama administration will soon announce measures to punish Russia for its attempts to interfere in the recent U.S. election. The Post says there will be “economic sanctions and...
MidPoint: Obama accuses Russia of tampering in US election
On Monday electors gathered in state capitols to cast their Electoral College votes for President; meanwhile, the current president is doubling-down on the claim that Russia – and Vladimir Putin himself – meddled in and may have...
Do U.S & international laws do enough for refugees?
The United States could be doing more to help refugees being created by its wars in Southeast Asia; that was one point that came out during a panel discussion by law experts Monday morning at...
A Fly On The Wall at Life Elsewhere
Generation Chef by Karen Stabiner is a captivating page-turner about the first year at a young chef’s first restaurant. Stabiner researched her story like a fly on the wall in Jonah Miller’s New York kitchen....
Понимание того, как россияне понимают Америку* on Life Elsewhere
“Russia Hacks DNC”, “The New Red Scare”, “Trump’s Pal Vlad”. Russia keeps showing up in the headlines as we hurtle toward the most bizarre Presidential election ever. Mr. Trump, the GOP Presidential nominee, constantly refers...
Radioactivity Friday: Whats really going on in Syria?
BY Rob Lorei On Radioactivity Friday, we looked at the current state of affairs in Syria. The country has been ravage by 5 years of civil war that many people think is consisted of rebels...
Run for Palestine will raise funds for scholarships
Many students in the West Bank and Gaza strip have a difficult time accessing higher education – because of barriers to funding or travel; so on Saturday Tampa will be the site of one of a...
By Rob Lorei First on Radioactivity Tuesday we discussed the Republican platform on Social Security and medicare with Max Richtman, president and CEO of The National Committee to Preserve Social Security and Medicare. The current GOP...
